Distribution of Trace Bioelements in the Subarctic North Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea (the R/V Hakuho Maru Cruise KH-97-2) |
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| Authors: | Yukiyo Fujishima Kazumasa Ueda Masahiro Maruo Ehchiro Nakayama Chikako Tokutome Hiroshi Hasegawa Masakazu Matsui and Yoshiki Sohrin |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Technology, Kanazawa University, 2-40-20 Kodatsuno, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, 920-8667, Japan;(2) School of Environmental Science, The University of Shiga Prefecture, Hikone, Shiga, 522-0057, Japan;(3) Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Uji, Kyoto, 611-0011, Japan |
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| Abstract: | A column concentration-high resolution inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) determination was applied to measure the total dissolved concentrations of Fe, Co, Ni, Cu and Zn in seawater collected from the subarctic North Pacific (~45°N) and the Bering Sea in July–September 1997. Total adsorbable Mn was determined on board by column electrolysis preconcentration and chemiluminescence detection. The vertical profiles for Fe, Ni and Zn were nutrient-like. The deep water concentration of Fe was ~0.5 nM in the northeast Pacific (18°-140°W) and increased to ~1 nM in the northwest Pacific (161°E) and ~2 nM in the Bering Sea (57°N, 180°E). The deep water concentrations for Ni and Zn in the Bering Sea were also 1.3–2 times higher than in the North Pacific. The profiles for Co and Cu were examined in the subarctic North Pacific, and results obtained were consistent with previous reports. There was a significant correlation between the concentrations of Co and Mn except for surface mixed layer. The profiles for total adsorbable Mn were similar to the reported profiles for total dissolvable Mn. The deep water concentration of Mn in the Bering Sea was also 4 times higher than in the North Pacific. Iron and zinc were depleted in surface water of the subarctic North Pacific. The relationship between these trace elements and nutrients suggests that these elements could be a limiting factor of phytoplankton productivity. In the Bering Sea, surface water contained ~0.3 nM of Fe. The Zn concentration, which was less than the detection limit in surface water, increased at shallower depths (~30 m) compared with the subarctic North Pacific. These results imply a higher flux of Fe and Zn to surface water in the Bering Sea. This in turn may cause the ecosystem in the Bering Sea characterized by a dominance of diatoms and high regenerated production. |
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| Keywords: | Trace bioelements Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn subarctic North Pacific Bering Sea column extraction HR-ICP-MS automated Mn analysis system |
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